FAA INFORMATION EFFECTIVE 22 OCTOBER 2009
Location
| FAA Identifier: | 3U3 |
| Lat/Long: | 46-09-11.2780N / 112-52-04.2240W
46-09.187967N / 112-52.070400W
46.1531328 / -112.8678400
(estimated) |
| Elevation: | 5034 ft. / 1534 m (estimated) |
| Variation: | 16E (1990) |
| From city: | 3 miles NE of ANACONDA, MT |
| Time zone: | UTC -7 (UTC -6 during Daylight Saving Time) |
| Zip code: | 59711 |
Airport Operations
| Airport use: | Open to the public |
| Activation date: | 05/1963 |
| Sectional chart: | GREAT FALLS |
| Control tower: | no |
| ARTCC: | SALT LAKE CITY CENTER |
| FSS: | GREAT FALLS FLIGHT SERVICE STATION |
| NOTAMs facility: | GTF (NOTAM-D service available) |
| Attendance: | UNATNDD |
| Wind indicator: | lighted |
| Segmented circle: | yes |
| Lights: | DUSK-DAWN
ACTVT MIRL RYS 04/22 & 16/34; PAPI RYS 16 & 34 & 04 AND AWOS - CTAF. |
| Beacon: | white-green (lighted land airport)
ROTG BCN LCTD MIDWAY OF RY 04/22 & OFFSET 700 FT SE OF CNTRLN. |
Airport Communications
| CTAF/UNICOM: | 122.8 |
| WX AWOS-A: | 122.8 (406-563-8275) |
| WX ASOS at BTM (19 nm SE): | 135.175 (406-494-1870) |
- APCH/DEP SVC PRVDD BY SALT LAKE ARTCC ON FREQS 132.4/338.3 (BUTTE RCAG).
Nearby radio navigation aids
| VOR radial/distance | | VOR name | | Freq | | Var |
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| CPNr309/8.8 | | COPPERTOWN VOR/DME | | 111.60 | | 16E |
| HIAr283/33.9 | | WHITEHALL VORTAC | | 113.70 | | 18E |
Airport Services
| Parking: | hangars and tiedowns |
| Bottled oxygen: | NONE |
| Bulk oxygen: | NONE |
Runway Information
Runway 16/34
| Dimensions: | 6011 x 75 ft. / 1832 x 23 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 16 | | RUNWAY 34 |
| Latitude: | 46-09.836033N | | 46-08.847233N |
| Longitude: | 112-52.268233W | | 112-52.267500W |
| Elevation: | 4994.1 ft. | | 5028.6 ft. |
| Gradient: | 0.7% | | 0.7% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | right |
| Runway heading: | 164 magnetic, 180 true | | 344 magnetic, 360 true |
| Markings: | nonprecision, in fair condition | | nonprecision, in fair condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.00 degrees glide path) | | 2-light PAPI on left (3.50 degrees glide path) |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | none | | 51 ft. tree, 877 ft. from runway, 309 ft. right of centerline, 13:1 slope to clear |
Runway 4/22
| Dimensions: | 4515 x 60 ft. / 1376 x 18 m |
| Surface: | asphalt, in good condition |
| Weight bearing capacity: | | Single wheel: | 18.0 | | Double wheel: | 25.0 |
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| Runway edge lights: | medium intensity |
| RUNWAY 4 | | RUNWAY 22 |
| Latitude: | 46-08.782550N | | 46-09.184133N |
| Longitude: | 112-52.256800W | | 112-51.358100W |
| Elevation: | 5030.3 ft. | | 4984.9 ft. |
| Gradient: | 1.0% | | 1.0% |
| Traffic pattern: | left | | left |
| Runway heading: | 041 magnetic, 057 true | | 221 magnetic, 237 true |
| Markings: | basic, in good condition | | basic, in good condition |
| Visual slope indicator: | 2-light PAPI on left (3.75 degrees glide path) | | |
| Touchdown point: | yes, no lights | | yes, no lights |
| Obstructions: | 84 ft. pline, marked, 1878 ft. from runway, 19:1 slope to clear
+80' PLINE 250' LEFT OF RWY CNTRLN EXTENDED. | | none
APCH SLOPE OF 20 : 1 FM FENCE OBSTN. |
Airport Ownership and Management from official FAA records
| Ownership: | Publicly-owned |
| Owner: | ANACONDA CITY & DEERLODGE CTY
PO BOX 1412
ANACONDA, MT 59711
Phone 406-563-4011 |
| Manager: | JIM NOVAK
2010 CABLE ROAD
ANACONDA, MT 59711
Phone 406-563-2660
OR 406-593-1702. |
Airport Operational Statistics
| Aircraft based on the field: | | 7 | | Single engine airplanes: | | 5 | | Multi engine airplanes: | | 2 |
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| Aircraft operations: avg 94/week * | | 53% | local general aviation | | 41% | transient general aviation | | 6% | air taxi | | * for 12-month period ending 07 August 2009 | |
Additional Remarks
| - | UNLIGHTED HAZARDOUS STACK; 585 FT AGL LCTD 3.2 NM SW OF ARPT. |
Instrument Procedures
NOTE: All procedures below are presented as PDF files. If you need a reader for these files, you should download the free Adobe Reader.NOT FOR NAVIGATION. Please procure official charts for flight.
FAA instrument procedures published for use between 22 October 2009 at 0901Z and 19 November 2009 at 0900Z.
IAPs - Instrument Approach Procedures |
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| VOR/DME OR GPS-A | |
download (642KB) |
| NOTE: Special Take-Off Minimums/Departure Procedures apply | |
download (62KB) |
Other nearby airports with instrument procedures:
KBTM - Bert Mooney Airport (19 nm SE)
KHLN - Helena Regional Airport (46 nm NE)
6S5 - Ravalli County Airport (53 nm W)
32S - Stevensville Airport (54 nm NW)
KDLN - Dillon Airport (55 nm S)
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| Aerial photo |
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| Sectional chart |
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Sectional chart courtesy of SkyVector.com
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| Airport distance calculator |
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| Sunrise and sunset |
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Times for 07-Nov-2009
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(UTC-7) | | Zulu
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| Morning civil twilight | | 06:50 | | 13:50 |
| Sunrise | | 07:22 | | 14:22 |
| Sunset | | 17:08 | | 00:08 |
| Evening civil twilight | | 17:40 | | 00:40 |
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| Current date and time |
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| Zulu (UTC) | 07-Nov-2009 23:52:46 |
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| Local (UTC-7) | 07-Nov-2009 16:52:46 |
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| METAR |
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KBTM
19nm SE | 072253Z AUTO 23005KT 10SM CLR 04/M09 A2988 RMK AO2 SLP131 T00441094
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K3DU
33nm N | 072240Z 29014KT 20SM BKN055 09/M01 RMK NOSPECI T00941014
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| TAF |
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KBTM
19nm SE | 072131Z 0722/0818 27012G25KT P6SM BKN050 OVC100 FM080100 27005KT P6SM BKN050 BKN100
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| NOTAMs |
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